A worksheet that calculates control valve installed gain can be part of any control valve selection process. This article was originally published in the December 2021 issue of InTech magazine. For ...

Pragma has developed an advanced downhole safety valve to create an improved well control solution for cable deployed Electric Submersible Pumps (ESPs) retrofitted to production wells. The new valve ...

This column is moderated by Béla Lipták, who also edits the Instrument and Automation Engineers’ Handbook, 5th edition, and authored the recently published textbook, Controlling the Future, which ...

Pressure reducing valve system in a two stage valve arrangement; muffling orifice plates can be used to reduce a high pressure drop across the steam valve and reduce velocities. (Picture: Swagelok) ...

Our process control expert and monthly columnist, Gregory McMillan, talks about modeling and controls. He shares his industry knowledge of more than 44 years of process control experience. McMillan is ...

Learning the basics can ease loop tuning frustration and ensure stability. During plant operations, it seems that tuning control loops is an ongoing task, which can be a continual frustration to ...

Refrigeration control valves for industrial refrigeration systems have been an important system component since the 1920s. When a control valve fails, the result can be as significant as a more costly ...

The control valve should always be installed on a horizontal steam line, never vertically. A control valve in a vertical installation has no ability to eliminate the buildup of condensate prior to the ...